IntroAre you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the
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MD, Onboard Customer Experience
Job Description:

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why youll love this job

The Managing Director of Onboard Customer Experience provides leadership, vision, and strategic direction around the development and implementation of the products we deliver to our customers along their travel journey, focusing specifically while inflight and onboard our aircraft, both mainline and regional

What youll do

This list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced.  

  • Responsible for implementing the Customer Experience strategy around onboard customer experience, including fleet retrofit and overall cabin experience and amenities, as well as connectivity growth with Wi-Fi and inflight entertainment
    • Leads strategy, design and execution of aircraft cabin experience and seating configurations and features
    • Leads strategy, design and execution of the connected cabin experience and inflight entertainment
  • Continuously evaluates and leads improvement of customer facing decisions on fleet design, soft goods, Wi-Fi and inflight entertainment to ensure customers grow their participation in AAdvantage and that team members can simply and consistently deliver services that drive customer value
  • Oversees development and launch of new strategic partnerships in inflight entertainment and connectivity
  • Partners with leaders across the commercial and operations teams to achieve enterprise goals, including increased revenue, NPS and loyalty
  • Champion creativity and innovation, challenging the status quo to deliver distinctive, brand-defining experiences for American customers
  • Lead, develop, and coach a multi-level team, fostering creativity, collaboration, and accountability
All youll need for success

Minimum Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent knowledge/experience; Advanced degree preferred
  • 10 years of progressive experience in leadership roles, overseeing large workgroups with cross-functional teams; experience with airline workgroups preferred

Skills, Licenses, and Certifications

  • Demonstrates the highest standards or personal ethics and integrity
  • Deep understanding of our customers, our business/competitive environment, and airline economics
  • Demonstrated passion for innovation, speed to spanet, and team-based solution development
  • Action-oriented, results-driven visionary leader with a natural aptitude for seeking opportunities that transform existing business models; ability to create and execute strategy
  • Ability to think strategically, negotiate skillfully, digest complex details, and use sound judgment and initiative in making decisions
  • Ability to be flexible in rapidly changing conditions and priorities; entrepreneurial, adaptable, resilient, and able to handle ambiguity
  • Ability to identify creative and innovative solutions to complex problems
  • Ability to drive collaboration and facilitate effective relationships across different work groups and levels of the company
  • Ability to influence through outstanding interpersonal, collaboration, and negotiation skills
  • Excellent planning, problem solving, analytical, and critical thinking ability
What youll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

  • Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
  • Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
  • Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
  • 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
  • Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more
Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.

Company Details
American Airlines
1 Skyview Dr.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155 USA
jobs.aa.com
100 Open Jobs Available
Embark on an adventure with a commitment to service, excellence and humanity. Our team is what powers our airline. We are proudly dedicated to our purpose of caring for people on life’s journey, including connecting our customers to the people and places...

Benefits:
American wants to support you on your life’s journey at work, at home and at play. Whether it’s free financial planning consultations, robust benefits options or help finding a caregiver for loved ones, our team members have access to countless resources — beginning on day one. We understand that in order for you to do your job well, you and your loved ones need to be taken care of — so that’s our priority, too.

Health Benefits
Medical, prescription, dental, vision, and more available on date of hire.

401(k) plan
Available upon hire and depending on the workgroup, eligible for employer contributions after one year.

Travel Perks
Travel privileges for you, your family and friends across the American global network.

Well-being programs
Resources, events and support for your physical, financial and emotional well-being.

Education Foundation
Higher education scholarship grants for eligible dependents.

Family support
Emergency assistance from the Family Fund for you and your family in times of need.

Deals & Discounts
Savings on hundreds of products and services including hotels, electronics, lawn care, cellular plans, and more.

Fly Higher Learning
Programs and online learning platforms to support you on your career journey

Supported Manufacturers:
Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas

Supported Models:
737, 777, 767, 757, 737, 787, A321, A319, MD-80
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Job Info
Location
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Type
Permanent
Company Details
American Airlines
1 Skyview Dr.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155 USA
jobs.aa.com
100 Open Jobs Available
Embark on an adventure with a commitment to service, excellence and humanity. Our team is what powers our airline. We are proudly dedicated to our purpose of caring for people on life’s journey, including connecting our customers to the people and places...

Benefits:
American wants to support you on your life’s journey at work, at home and at play. Whether it’s free financial planning consultations, robust benefits options or help finding a caregiver for loved ones, our team members have access to countless resources — beginning on day one. We understand that in order for you to do your job well, you and your loved ones need to be taken care of — so that’s our priority, too.

Health Benefits
Medical, prescription, dental, vision, and more available on date of hire.

401(k) plan
Available upon hire and depending on the workgroup, eligible for employer contributions after one year.

Travel Perks
Travel privileges for you, your family and friends across the American global network.

Well-being programs
Resources, events and support for your physical, financial and emotional well-being.

Education Foundation
Higher education scholarship grants for eligible dependents.

Family support
Emergency assistance from the Family Fund for you and your family in times of need.

Deals & Discounts
Savings on hundreds of products and services including hotels, electronics, lawn care, cellular plans, and more.

Fly Higher Learning
Programs and online learning platforms to support you on your career journey

Supported Manufacturers:
Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas

Supported Models:
737, 777, 767, 757, 737, 787, A321, A319, MD-80

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